Group Reporter

A driver has survived a terrifying near-miss after a tyre detached from a lorry and crushed his oncoming car.

Police said the man is “the luckiest driver in the world” after he survived the 22.5-inch tyre crashing through his windscreen on the M6.

The driver of this car is the luckiest person in the world right now. This tyre detached from an HGV on the M6 at jct28, crossed the central barrier & struck an oncoming vehicle. How they got it to the shoulder and got out is beyond us. Thankfully minor injuries. #T1TacOpspic.twitter.com/Z6chvf7ubD